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vN0. 390,624. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI CHARLES A. STOOKSTROM, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO LOUIS STOOKS'IROM, OF SAME PLACE.

VAPOR-STOVE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,624, dated October2, 1888.

Application filed Juy 26, 1857. Serial No. 245,351.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. STOCK- s'rRoM, of the city of St. Louis,in the State of 7 Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in VaporStove Attachments, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure I isa top view of a vapor-stove provided with my improvement, theoil-tankbeing omitted. Fig. II isan end elevation with part of thesupply-pipe broken away, the lower position of the oil-tank being shownin dotted lines. Fig. III is a detail view of my clamp for holding thetank in normal position, the clamp being open. Fig. IV is a perspectiveview of the clamp, its operating-lever, the arm upon which thesupply-pipe rests while the tank is in filling position, and the bar(with its guide-rod) which is connected to the lever, and which insuresthe closing of the burner-valve before the tank can be lowered.

My present invention relates to that class of vapor-burners or gasolinestoves having a tank which is lowered for the purpose of filling it andraised to its normal position for use.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the table or frame of agasoline-stove; 2, the generator and side burners; 3, the pivotedsupply-pipe, and 4 the oil tank or reservoir. The supply-pipe isprovided with a joint, 5, by means of which the tank may be lowered intothe position shown by dotted lines in Fig. II for the purpose of fillingit. The tank is held in its normal position by means of a clamp, 6 7.The fixed part 7 of the clamp is secured, by suitable rivets or screws8, to the table or frame of the stove, and the moving part 6 is hingedor pivoted to the fixed part 7 at 9, so that it may be swung out intothe position shown in Fig. III, for the purpose of releasing thesupply-pipe and permitting it to be turned down, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. II. The moving part 6 is preferably provided with an arm,10, to which is connected a lever, 11, which may be provided with ahandle or knob,

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12. It will thus be seen that by taking hold of the handle or knob 12and moving the lever outwardly to the position shown in Fig. III thesupply-pipe will be released from its clamp and allowed to be turneddown, as stated. and then by moving the lever into the position shown inFig. 1V, after first, of course, having raised the oil-tankand-supply-pipe to their normal positions, the parts will be held firmlyin such position.

\Vhen lowered the supply-pipe rests in an arm, 13, preferably formedwith a concavity, 14, in which the pipe rests. The arm 13 is formed upona bracket or casting, 15, secured 6 to the table or frame of the stoveand supporting the rod 19, and bolted or riveted to the table or frame.

It is desirable, for safety, not to have the burners lighted when theoil-tank is lowered to be filled or while the oil-tank is being filled.For this purpose I provide a devieein which, if the burner valve orvalves are open when the lever 11 is moved out to open the clamp of thesupply-pipe, such valve or valves will be 7 closed by the act ofoperating the lever. Part of the means I have shown to accomplish thisis similar to that shown in my patent dated September 28, 1886, N 0.350,091, for operating two of the valves simultaneously. The so otherpart of said means consists of a bar, 16, guided in and supported on thearm 16, formed on the bracket 15, connected at 17 to the lever 1.1 andprovided with a perforated angled end,

18, supported and working on the guide-rod 8 19. The end 18 is locatedat one side of an arm, 30, (through which the rod 19 loosely passes,)secured to a sliding bar, 31, (see Fig. IV,) shown in my patent referredto. The lower end of the arm 30 is slotted to receive 0 the valve-lever20. The bar 31 may extend as shown in dotted lines, Fig. I, and have aplain unslotted arm or arms, 30, for another burner or burners, and itwill thus be seen that if either of the valves is open when the 5 lever11 is moved outwardly the end 18 of the bar 16 will come against theslotted arm 30 and, shifting the bar 31, close the valve or valves. Itwill be seen that when the lever 11 is in its closed or normal positionthe valves :00 may be opened or closed without regard to or affectingthe lever 11 and bar 16, or without being interfered with thereby, andin case they are open when the lever 11 is operated to allow the tank tobe turned down they'will be closed, thus rendering it impossible to fillthe tank while the burners are lighted, it be ing understood that thetank cannot be filled until it is turned down, as is usual with thisclass of reservoirs.

I am aware of the patent issued to Zebulon Davis, January 27,1S85,No.311,459, and I am also aware of the patent issued to John Ringen, June3, 1881, No. 299,858, and do not claim anything shown or describedtherein.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a gasoline stove, the combination of the valve, the valve-lever,oil'tank, swinging supply-pipe to which the tank is connected, the clamphaving hinged part for holding the supply-pipe in an upright or usingposition, and connection between said hinged part of the clamp and thevalve-lever, whereby the valve is turned and closed when the clamp isopened to lower the tank, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. In a gasoline-stove, the combination of the valve, the valve-lever,oil-tank, swinging supplypipe to which the tank is connected, the clampfor holding the supply-pipe in its upright or normal position, havinglever 11, and mechanism connecting said levers, whereby the valve isturned and closed and the clamp opened by the outward movement of theclamplever to release the snpply-pipe,snbstantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In a gasoline-stove, the combination of a valve, valve-lever, oil-tank,swinging supplypipe to which the oil-tank is connected, the clamp forholding the supply-pipe in an up right position, lever l1,seeured tosaid clamp, and means for operating the valve-lever connected to theclamp-lever, consisting of a bar, 16, provided with the angled end 18,and the sliding bar 31, having arm 30, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

1. In a gasoline stovc, the combination of the valve, valve-lever,swingingsupply-pipe,

oil-tank connected to the pipe, the clamp having fixed part 7 and movingpart 6, for holding the pipe in its upright position, lever 11, securedto the moving part of the clamp, and means forming a connection betweenthe clamp-lever and the valve-lever, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. In agasoliue-stove attachment, in combination with the valve, valvelever, swinging supply pipe, tank secured to the pipe, means for holdingthe pipe inan upright position, consisting of a clamp comprising a fixedpart, 7, secured to the frame of the stove, and a moving part, 6,pivoted to the fixed part, a lever connected to the moving part of theclamp, and a bar, 16, connected to the clamplever, having an angled end,18, and abar, 31, having an arm, 30, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

6. The combination, with a gasoline-stove having a pivoted supplypipeprovided with a tank, of the clamp secured to the stove, having a fixedpart, 7, and a hinged part, 6, provided with an arm, 10, and lever 11,substantially as described.

7. The combination, with a gasoline-stove having a pivoted supply-pipeprovided with a tank, of the bracket 15, secured to the stove, formedwith an arm, 13, for supporting the supply-pipe when in loweredposition, and a clamp having fixed part 7, moving part 6, for holdingthe pipe in normal position, and a lever, 11, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination, with a gasoline-stove having a pivoted supply'pipeprovided with a tank, a valve having a lever by which it is turned, asliding bar, 31, having an arm, 30, engaging the valve-lever, and a rod,19, on which the bar slides, of the clamp having alever and a bar, 16,connected with the clamplex'e'r having an angled end, 18, adapted toslide on the bar for engaging the arm of the bar when the clamp-lever ismoved outwardly, substantially as described.

CHAS. A. STOOKS'DROll I.

In p rescnce of- GEO. H. KNIGHT, Eow. S. KNIGHT.

